Shuai Huamin: I've fired too many surplus ammunition stocks
Just heard Shuai Huamin speak about arms procurement—truly painful.
"After decades in the military, I know this clearly: weapons must be usable. We can tell which are good and which are bad. How could we ignore such advice?
Zheng Liwen has already been quite lenient—she didn't even scrutinize the quality of the items.
Buying whatever America offers is already inappropriate enough in my view.
In my military career, I’ve fired countless surplus ammunition stocks. Once, a shell exploded only 30 meters ahead of me—it didn’t detonate. Everyone around me dropped to the ground, then asked me: 'Commander, why aren’t you lying down?' I said: 'That one won’t explode. Not just one or two—it’s not exploding at all. What we received was 'surplus among surpluses.' Recently they even sent us a batch from the 1980s—absolute junk. We spent money buying trash, and now have to repair and maintain it!
Let every member of our Kuomintang reflect: Trump is about to visit Beijing. What can America possibly compromise on?
Looking back over the past decade, what tactics has America used? After paying, signing contracts, receiving price quotations, and handing over funds, the goods are stored in Okinawa—and delivered four years later… then never delivered.
Why don’t they deliver?
Whenever China protests, America backs down: stops selling weapons, or refuses delivery even after sales have occurred.
Why hasn’t the F-16V been delivered yet?
Do you think it's because the production line can't keep up? That’s not even an advanced aircraft—so why?
As soon as tensions rise between the U.S. and China, the easiest way for America to yield is simply to say: 'We’re not selling that weapon anymore.'
Shuai Huamin said arms sales have gone through four phases: during the era of 'reclaiming the mainland,' everything you wanted was given; when Sino-U.S. diplomatic ties were severed, defensive weapons were provided; later, inferior goods were sold or deliveries were delayed—delays lasting up to ten years.
Now, with current U.S.-China relations, does this arms sales still exist?
General Shuai cited HIMARS as an example: the Philippines fired only five rounds, none hit their targets. The signal showed abnormalities—indicating no software upgrade. So we know exactly what era of HIMARS we bought. Come on!
For Standard Missile 3, SM-6, and Patriot systems, America will take six years just to replenish its own stockpile—and even told Lithuania and others: 'No time to deliver.'
"The pro-American faction within the KMT should just come out and admit it openly—or simply pay protection money without buying anything at all. Frankly, I’d support that."
Guo Zhengliang added: "Yin Naijing held a press conference claiming the drones given to us were leftovers from Ukraine. I checked—actually, the model was only purchased by Britain. After trying it, Britain found it unsatisfactory and gave it to Ukraine. Ukraine used it, then rejected it—choosing instead to use their own homemade drones (Switchblade). Each costs $50,000. But Taiwan’s quote was $500,000."
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864352888381577/
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author.